Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
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The extent to which disparaging speech or expression with respect to sexual orientation occurs or is tolerated by individuals in the chain of command will be assessed.
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we have increased military pay and benefits and increased money for arms procurement and training.
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The principal impact we've had so far is to reduce their ability to sustain themselves, to reduce their supplies. We are now beginning to focus more on the troops on the ground. That began last night with sustained attacks on their staging areas.
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We believe that both countries would be better off if they took steps to reduce tensions, not increase tensions.
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We're going to need a larger KFOR, and we want it deployed to Macedonia as quickly as possible. Should there be a peace agreement quickly, as we hope, we need a force that's ready to go in and help the refugees get back as the Serb forces pull out.
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We would take almost any reasonable action before reaching a point of having to make a decision about destroying an American plane over American air space.
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The crews of the new ships can help do some of the work that's required to keep the ship afloat and to deal with the damage to the hull,
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I think the primary reason for that (the delay) is that, right now, he (Cohen) feels that his place is here in Washington devoting as much time as possible to running the U.S. participation in the air campaign in Kosovo, preparing for the peacekeeping force.
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The pay is now going up about 3.5, 3.7 percent a year, more than the rate of inflation, and that's built into the five-year plan. So pay is improving.
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What we have seen is extremely active activity by (Iraq's) air defense system,
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We are in favor of having NATO move to the next stage, which is the so-called activation warning, to come closer to the use of military force if necessary.
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We don't know why they have moved these troops or exactly what they plan to do with these troops that they have marshaled around the borders.
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We don't know whether it'll be twice as large or three times as large or 50 percent as large as we initially planned.
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We are making progress against military infrastructure, and we are reducing the Yugoslav ability to sustain operations.